Olympics Thread
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Great swim by the Irish lady to beat Sophie.
Those two were miles ahead of the competition.
@kiwimurph Yeah, the bronze medallist didn't even come close. Finished at 4.84s from the winner. Number 4 took a second longer.
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I'd love to know how they classify these athletes. In some swimming events having two functional legs would be an advantage, and the same for having two arms in other events.
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@kiwimurph His voice sounds familiar, but I don't know.
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@bovidae It's in this pdf. Swimming starts at page 27.
https://gtimg.tokyo2020.org/image/upload/production/n4fd9qx81mgkd9hjllgd.pdf
@stargazer It's more about how the classification can change when the athlete's disability hasn't. I know that matching the athlete's ability to swim won't be an exact science.
Pascoe used to be an SB9 in the breaststroke but is now an SB8.
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Sophie Pascoe wins SILVER. :2nd_place_medal:
The swimmer from Ireland, who beat her earlier in heat 2, won gold.
The difference 0.39s.@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Sophie Pascoe wins SILVER. :2nd_place_medal:
The swimmer from Ireland, who beat her earlier in heat 2, won gold.
The difference 0.39s.I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
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@stargazer said in Olympics Thread:
Sophie Pascoe wins SILVER. :2nd_place_medal:
The swimmer from Ireland, who beat her earlier in heat 2, won gold.
The difference 0.39s.I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
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@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
IM, butterfly and backstroke are her main events.
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
IM, butterfly and backstroke are her main events.
So that race wasn't her main event?
We are getting pumped by England. Our defence isn't great....
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@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
IM, butterfly and backstroke are her main events.
So that race wasn't her main event?
We are getting pumped by England. Our defence isn't great....
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@bovidae said in Olympics Thread:
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
I assume Pascoe has a few more medal chances
IM, butterfly and backstroke are her main events.
So that race wasn't her main event?
No, she didn't even swim the 100 m breaststroke in Rio.
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@stargazer It's more about how the classification can change when the athlete's disability hasn't. I know that matching the athlete's ability to swim won't be an exact science.
Pascoe used to be an SB9 in the breaststroke but is now an SB8.
@bovidae did you see this dude
